POLISH HISTORY

In which year was Poland christianized?

• 999

• 966

• 996

• 997

What was the first capital city of Poland?

• Warszawa

• Gniezno

• Gdańsk

• Biskupin

Poland had the first constitution in Europe and second in the world (after the American one). In which year was it adopted?

• 1791

• 1989

• 1410

• 1789

What natural feature does the name „Poland” derive from?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Fields

• Lakes

Which Polish kong was nicknamed the „Builder King’?

• Zygmint August Poniatowski

• Kazimierz Wielki

• Bolesław CHrobry

• Mieszko I

Which of the following persons was a leader of Solidarity?

• Lech Wałęsa

• Aleksander Kwaśniewski

• Czesław Miłosz

• Piotr Skarga

When did the Soviet Union invade Poland?

• 01/09/1939

• 17/09/1939

• 13/10/1989

• 01/10/1939

When did Germany invade Poland in WW2?

• 01/09/1939

• 17/09/1939

• 01/09/1941

• 11/11/1918

What was the real name of Pope John Paul II?

• Jerzy Popiełuszko

• Tadeusz Rydzyk

• Stefan Wyszyński

• Karol Wojtyła

What is the name of the infamous extermination camp that was located on the outskirts of Krakow and where an estimated 1.15 million Jews and others were killed during World War II?

• Bergen-Belsen

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Sobibór

• Bełżec